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This Week in Logistics News (April 16 – 22)

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This is a full five years ahead of the original target of 2030. Of these 37 projects, 23 are in the US, which brings Amazon’s total clean energy procurement in the US from 7.2 GW to 10.4 The move, which goes into effect May 1, is part of the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to reduce more than $100 billion in projected losses.

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This Week in Logistics News (October 8-12, 2018)

Talking Logistics

Alexa Heads to the Warehouse (WSJ – sub. Trimble Acquires Brazil-Based Veltec to Expand its Global Portfolio of Transportation Solutions. Trucking costs to halve by 2030, study predicts (LLoyd’s Loading List). Warehouse Space Growing Tighter on Rising E-Commerce Demands (WSJ – sub. Alexa in the Warehouse.

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The Dire Need for Data Automation in the Manufacturing Industry | AFFLINK

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Labor Shortages In warehouses, 73% of operators can’t find enough workers (Instawork). On the road, the American Trucker Association estimates needing more than 160,000 drivers to meet current demand increases by 2030.

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Go Horizontal!

Supply Chain Shaman

I did not understand warehousing and transportation until reassignment to a logistics role in 1985. The focus of APICS is manufacturing, CSCMP’s foundation is in logistics, and ISM serves the procurement organization. Economic Vision of Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030. Supply Chain 2030.

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Supply Chain Matters News Capsule Follow-Up

Supply Chain Matters

Labor Department indicating that warehouses and transportation companies employed 25,000 few workers in October than the year-earlier period. Rivian will reportedly continue to provide EV delivery vans to Amazon through 2030 as part of the company’s 2019 supply agreement to provide 100,000 Amazon branded EV vans by 2030.

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Navigating Freight Management Efficiencies with AI

ThroughPut

McKinsey predicts that AI will create an entirely new “logistics paradigm” by 2030 as it easily outperforms manual efforts not only at repetitive but also mission-critical tasks. CoFortunately for most supply and demand chain and logistics operations, AI has been a game-changer.

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Five Advanced Technologies That Are Revolutionizing Logistics

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With gasoline prices reaching record highs , transportation managers must make smarter decisions that minimize road miles and associated costs. They enable logistics teams to identify disruptive events such as transportation roadblocks, missed incoming deliveries, asset downtime and labor shortages. Warehouse Task Automation.